Excellent Emma (Hardcover)

From the Publisher: Always trying to make her father proud of her, Emma McGraw works hard to excel at everything she does, but when her stepmother's niece wins a prize for a horseback riding event, Emma decides to compete in the Winter Games Day in order to steal the spotlight once and for all.Emma McGraw is good at many things. SheÂ's good at science. SheÂ's good at being a friend. But is she good enough to make her father proud? Suddenly sheÂ's not so sure. Her father and stepmotherÂ's niece has just won a big prize for horseback riding. How will Emma ever measure up? Before long, she has a plan. Winter Games Day is coming up at school and if Emma trains really hard, sheÂ's sure to win her own prizeÂ?maybe even more than one! But once the games begin, Emma starts to see that being an excellent athlete isnÂ't the same as being an excellent daughter.